The 20th Century
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World War II officially began on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded this country

Poland

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In "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", Jude Law plays this future headmaster of Hogwarts

Dumbledore

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Itch has one vowel--so does this action to deal with the itch

scratch

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A line from this dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury: "The books leapt & danced like roasted birds, their wings ablaze"

Fahrenheit 451

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Lastpass says "Security starts with strong" these, which it helps users protect

passwords

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He developed his famous anti-choking maneuver in 1974

Heimlich

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This Supreme Court justice is the focus of the documentary "RBG"

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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To interrogate harshly, or where you broil your burger

grill

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The title of this Dostoyevsky novel refers to murder & 8 years of hard labor in Siberia

Crime and Punishment

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"Name any song in seconds" with this app

Shazam

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The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 allowed the U.S. to build & operate this waterway in Central America

Panama Canal

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The title of this film based on Angie Thomas' Y.A. novel is what Tupac said the "Thug" in "Thug Life" stands for

The Hate U Give

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6-letter immobilizer for a fractured bone

splint

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The first Nebula Award winner for Best Novel was this Frank Herbert novel set on the desert planet Arrakis

Dune

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Snapchat says it's "The fastest way to" do this with "a moment!"

share

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At the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, this president was fatally shot, dying 8 days later

William McKinley

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"The Fools Who Dream" is the subtitle to "Audition", an Oscar-nominated song from this 2016 film

La La Land

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Cursive writing

script

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Locals call Kya the "Marsh Girl" in this recent bestseller by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

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"Always wanted a kitten?" asks the ad copy for "My Talking" him

Tom

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"Oh, the humanity" when 36 lives were lost as this airship burst into flames while landing in New Jersey

Hindenburg

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The third & last film in this labyrinthine series is based on the novel "The Death Cure"

Maze Runner

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In 2022 Tory Party members of Britain's "House of" these included Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone & the Earl of Minto

Lords

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From bad to worse in this novel: escaping nuclear war, a plane crashes, killing all the adults; the boys form their own society on an island 

Daily Double

Lord of the Flies

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This app: "Discover amazing new music and directly support the artists who make it"

Bandcamp

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